>>> welcomto this extended coverage of 9news as we track hurricane sandy, the monster storm making landfall in southern new jersey just a bit less than an hour ago. it's packing those monster winds, 90 miles an hour. there's a surge of water as high as 10 feet it. tore into the dunes and washed across the boardwalks and forecasters are warning the whole new york city region could now face the worst of this hurricane with the potential to flood parts of manhattan, flood subway tunnels and even cripple communication systems. >>> closer to home one storm- related death was reported from an accident in montgomery county. also the federal government will be closed tomorrow as will most school systems in our area including d.c., alexandria and fairfax, prince george's, charles, frederick and montgomery county schools there. we see bruce johnson getting ready to talk to us from rehoboth. you can see the whole list of school closings at www.wusa9.com. >> as you might imagine, all the flights at the local airports have been canceled until further notice, as has the vre, mark rail, amtrak train -- ma